San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge
San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 27°22′23″S 55°52′19″W / 27.373139°S 55.871916°W |
| Crosses | Paraná River |
| Locale |  Posadas, Misiones, Argentina. Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay |
| Preceded by | Friendship Bridge |
| Followed by | Yacyretá Dam |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,550 metres (8,366 ft) |
| Width | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Longest span | 330 metres (1,083 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1983 |
| Opened | April 2, 1990 |
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The San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge is a 2,550 metres (8,366 ft) long cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Paraná River between the cities of Posadas, capital of Misiones Province, Argentina and Encarnación, capital of Itapúa, Paraguay. The main bridge is 570 metres (1,870 ft) long and the approaching viaduct is 1,595 metres (5,233 ft) long. [1]
The bridge, named for
Impregilo.[3]
The
Posadas-Encarnacion International Train
.
See also
References
- ^ San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge at Structurae
- ^ Página/12, 17 June 2007. Plata dulce.
- ^ "Ponte Posadas - encarnacion sul fiume Paranà". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
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